The Ministry of Time
Season 3
Overview
While grieving the loss of one of its own, the Ministry is called upon to right historical wrongs from 16th-century Mexico to 20th-century France.
Episodes
1. With Time on His Heels
Mourning a loss, the patrol is sent to foil a plan to kidnap Alfred Hitchcock during the premiere of "Vertigo" at the 1958 San Sebastián Film Festival.
2. Time of Spies
A Spanish spy's capture in Nazi-occupied France in 1943 jeopardizes Britain's Operation Mincemeat, critical to the Allied victory of World War II.
3. Time of Witchcraft
When Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer writes one too many "Letters from My Cell," the patrol travels to 1864 Trasmoz, where a woman is accused of witchcraft.
4. Time of the Enlightened
In the present-day Prado Museum, an invisible force slashes Goya's "Nude Maja," sending the Ministry to 1799 to convince the artist to repaint it.
5. Time of Splendor
The trio travels to 1605 Valladolid after the attempted poisoning of a British envoy threatens the signing of a peace treaty between Spain and England.
6. Time of Slaves
An 1881 assassination attempt on Alfonso XII pulls the agents into Spain's slave-trading past, forcing one to choose between family and the Ministry.
7. Time of Censorship
When Luis Buñuel's "Viridiana" fails to pass Francoist censorship, Irene travels to 1961 with Pacino and Alonso to ensure the film wins at Cannes.
8. Time of Conquest
The disappearance of a Spanish priest key to Hernán Cortés's conquest of Mexico sends Alonso and Pacino to the 16th-century Yucatán Peninsula.
9. The Schism of Time
To find a portal to the future, the Exterminating Angel abducts Abraham Levi, who escapes to 1417 Peñíscola and begs Antipope Benedict XIII for help.
10. Refugees in Time
Moorish refugees from 1609 inundate the Ministry headquarters. Alonso and Pacino must stop an assassination plot against Simón Bolívar in 1828 Bogotá.
11. Time of Verbena
A cancellation of the premiere of "La Verbena de la Paloma" sends three Ministry workers to 1894. Alonso interrogates Arteche, who tells his life story.
12. Against Time
The patrol is dispatched to 1976 after learning that Adolfo Suárez is not among the candidates for prime minister of Spain.
13. Between Two Times
The 1966 debut of a TV series about the Ministry of Time threatens to prevent Chicho Ibáñez Serrador's "Historias para no dormir" from ever premiering.
